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Christmas has become too much of a show, don't you think? IT's about who got what for who, or how much someone had to spend. I truely feel that if someone took the time to make me something that really ment something to me or you could tell they really thought about me in their creation, I would think that it was just the greatest! I try every year to tailor all my gift to the individual, so that it is not just a gift.... it's a gift with love!

As long as the gift is tailored to the person then a handmade gift is fine. Some people do not like nor do they appreciate a handmade gift. Those people I buy for instead of wasting my time and talent.

I voted! I am a HUGE FAN of making Christmas gifts, and gifts for people in general. I find great joy out of giving something handmade.

That being said, I have been BURNED badly by handmade Christmas gifts. This one year I painstakingly (I can't spell that word) made handmade gifts for my sister-in-law, niece, and mother-in-law. They all flopped. And let me tell you, I don't make crappy gifts. They were nice things. But they didn't appreciate them. Tossed them aside, meh. I had put a lot of time into them! They haven't gotten a handmade thing from me since.

Handmade gifts are great for people that appreciate the handmade. In my opinion.

Last year (I think it was last year)I crocheted scarves for all the women of my family. It was a HUGE hit! My thought is why do gifts have to be SO elaborate and expensive. It isn't about that anyways. I could see how handmade gifts may not be for everyone, but I think if there is alot of thought put into it then there is absolutely nothing wrong with that!